Container mounting device



Jan. 28, 1969 w. H. KALBow lTAl."v

l CONTAINER MOUNTING yDEVICE Filed Nov. l, 1966 United States Patent O 7Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A container mounting .device having awire hoop for encircling the neck of the container and a hook portion ofquadrilateral shape having a leg releasably connected to the hoopportion to release the hoop portion and to secure it with respect to thecontainer.

This invention relates to a mounting device for supporting a containersuch as a jar from an apertured panel or other upright wall.

Devices of the class under consideration which are currently availableare either costly or diicult to apply. Such devices frequently requiredilerent sizes and therefore the manufacturing operations must beextensive such that the same machinery or dies cannot be used to makeall of the parts.

The present invention comprehends a novel, simple hanger structure whichcan be easily manufactured and which requires a minimum machinery inmanufacture.

A further object is to provide a novel hanger which is made from asingle piece of wire.

Another object is to devise a novel hanger which cornprises a singlepiece of wire which is formed to provide a bottle embracing loop and anovel hook portion which is not only effective to hold the bottle froman associated support, but also serves as an anchor for the loop.

A still further object is to provide such a hanger in which the hookportion is so related to the loop so as to serve as a tightener for theloop about the neck of a bottle upon the hook being inserted over acompanion support bar which is mounted upon a vertical wall structure.

A further object is to provide a novel hanger in which the loop portionis adjustable circumferentially for different size bottle necks simplyby drawing the loop wire portion tightly about the neck and bending thefree end of such wire portion about one of the legs of the rectangularhook portion which extends generally normal to the loop portion.

The invention contemplates providing a hanger made of a single piece ofwire which is formed at one end with a hook portion including a pair oflegs and a cross-element all in a common plane, said cross-element beingcoaxial with a loop-forming portion of the wire and the loop-formingportion being adapted to be torsionally stressed to permit the hookportion to snap behind an associated support bar so that the bottle isheld tightly against the bar to prevent its accidental dislodgement.

These and other objects and advantages inherent in and encompassed inthe invention will become more readily apparent from the specificationsand the drawings, where- 1n:

FIGURE 1 is a front elevational view of ya peg board showing our novelinvention mounting :bottles thereon.

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional View taken substantially online 2-2 of FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken substantially on line3-3 of FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 4 is a perspective view of our novel hanger; and

FIGURE 5 is a side elevational view of the hanger.

3 ,424,42 l Patented Jan. 28, 1969 ICC DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Theinvention is shown in association with an upright wall structure such asan apertured panel 2 which has a plurality of transverse openings 3, 3therethrough certain of which serve to admit mounting screws 4, 4therethrough each of which extends through a spacer 5 for mounting theboard in outwardly spaced relation to a wall 6. s'

The apertured panel mounts any number of support bars 7 horizontally,which at spaced points 71, 71' is mounted with nut and bolt assemblies 8through openings 3 to the apertured panel and spaced therefrom byspacers 9 to provide an accoirnnodation space 10 between the bar and theapertured panel to receive the hook portion 12 of our novel hangergenerally designated 13.

The hanger 13 is formed from a single piece of wire which is preferablysteel and this wire is formed at one end with the aforesaid hook portion12 which is of rectangular form including a pair of vertical elongatedlater. ally spaced side legs 14, 15 and interconnecting generallyhorizontal top and bottom elements 16 and 17. The top or connectingelement 16 is bent at its free end 18 as at 19 to form a loop 20 in thecorner 211 formed by the upper end of leg 14 and the inner end of thehoop forming portion 21 of the wire.

The portion 21 is Wrapped about the reduced neck portion 22 of a bottleor jar 23. The body portion 24 of the jar depends below the hoop 21 'andthe threaded upper portion 25 of the jar is disposed about the hoop. Thehoop is drawn about the neck and the free end portion 26 is passedbehind the upper end of leg 15, that is between the neck of the bottleand the leg 15 and then through the opening 28 formed in the rectangularhook portion and about the outside of the leg 15 and bent into a hook29. Any excess length of wire may be cut oil.

It will be seen that the upper end of leg 15 is ofrset to pro-Vide anotch 30 thereby effecting a hump or cam portion 31 whereby the hookportion 29 is continuously cam- 'med upwardly toward the upper leg 16 asthe hoop portion tends to expand due to the natural or inherentresiliency of the wire and because of the disposition of the hookportion upon its being wedged over the support bar as seen in FIGURE 2wherein the hoop is drawn tightly against the neck of the bottle whichhas its body portion seated as at 32 against the outer side 3-3` of thebar and fthe hook portion engages the inner margin 34 ofthe upper edgeof the bar and the hook portion extends diagonally downwardly into theaccommodation space 10 and the lower cross-element 17 bears tightly asat 35 against the outer side 36 of the board 2.

In order to disassemble the hanger from the bottle when desired or ifthe bottle should be broken, the user applies pressure against thecorner -38 of the rectangular hook whereupon the hook is tiltedcircumferentially of the hoop portion allowing the hook end 29 to slideover the cam 31 below the notch 30 whereby the circumferential dimensionof the structure includes the length of the hoop portion and the lengthof leg .15 which is sufficient to pass about the threaded upper end ofthe jar. It will be noted that this hook portion cants about the corner21 through the eye 40 formed by the loop 20. To reapply the hanger toanother jar the procedure is reversed. The hook portion is in the`dotted position shown in FIGURE 5 and the thus enlarged hoop is passedover the upper end of a bottle and aligned transversely with the neck.Then the hook is swung downwardly to full line position of FIGURE 4 and5. -It will be understood that the diameter of the wire and its physicalcharacteristics is such that it will accommodate flexing and willloosely t into the neck groove of the bottle.

The foregoing description emphasizes the preferred form of theinvention. However, it will be understood that such description is notintended to limit the inventon, the scope of which is set forth in theappended claims.

We claim:

1. A hanger formed of wire comprising a containerneck embracing hoopportion, and a polygonal shaped hook portion extending transversely fromsaid hoop portion, said hook portion being dellectible about axesextending generally parallel and transversely of said hoop portion, andsaid hanger being formed of a single piece of wire and wherein said hookportion has a connecting member in the plane of said hoop portionserving as an interconnection between the opposite ends of the hoopportion and having another member extending angularly to the hoopportion to torsionally stress said hoop portion to the bias the hookportion toward an associated container, and said connecting memberhaving an eye disposed at the juncture of said other member and saidhoop portion.

2. The invention according to claim 1 and said connecting member havingan eye at each end, and said hook portion being tiltable at one of saideyes and having a leg member slidable through the other eye to enlargethe hoop to accommodate its entry and exit to and from a narrowed neckabout portions of an associated container.

3. The invention according to claim 2 and said leg member having a notchadjacent to said connecting elementing receiving said other eye andproviding a cam below said notch to inhibit said last-mentioned eye fromsliding down said leg member.

4. The invention according to claim 1 in combination with a support bar,means mounting said bar in outwardly spaced relation to an associatedwall to provide an accommodation slot therebetween for receiving saidhook portion therein, a container carried from said hoop portion andengaging the external side of the support bar, said -hoop portion andhook portion proportioned to position said hook portion in said slotwedged diagonally between the wall and the bar.

l5. The invention according to claim 4 and said hook portion having aleg integral with one end of the hoop portion and forming a cornertherewith and said hook portion having another leg with a terminalportion formed Aas an eye admitting said corner therein andaccommodating movement of said hook portion in the plane thereof throughsaid eye for enlarging and reducing the diameter of: said hoop portionwith attendant distortion of said corner.

6. The invention according to claim 5 and said hook portion beinggenerally rectangular and having another leg remote from said one end ofsaid hoop portion and said hoop portion having a free end comprising aneye receiving said other leg therethrough, said other leg slidablethrough said eye to elongate the hoop portion to permit its passageabout an associated container.

7. A hanger formed of wire comprising a container neck embracing hoopportion, and a polygonal shaped hook portion extending transversely fromsaid hoop portion, in combination with a support bar, means mountingsaid bar in outwardly spaced relation to an associated wall to providean accommodation slot therebetween for receiving said hook portiontherein, a container carried from said hoop portion and engaging theexternal side of the support bar, said hoop portion and hook portionproportioned to position said hook portion in said slot wedgeddiagonally between the wall and the bar, and said hook portion having aleg integral with one end of the hoop portion and forming a cornertherewith and said hook portion having another leg with a terminalportion formed as an eye admitting said corner therein and accommodatingmovement of said hook portion in the plane thereof through said eye, andsaid hoop portion being generally rectangular and having another legremote from said one end of said hoop portion and said hoop portionhaving a free end comprising an eye receiving said other legtherethrough, said other leg slidable through said eye to elongate thehoop portion to permit its passage about an associated container, andsaid other leg having a bend therein forming a notch for admitting oneside of said other eye therein to prevent accidental sliding of saidother eye along said other leg.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 5/ 1921 Wolff 248-359 2/ 1933Henderson 248-311 U.S. Cl. X.R. 2ll--074, 181

